Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 418 authors

To change man, the audience by which he judges himself must be changed. A man is defined by his audience: by the people, institutions, authors,… — Luke Rhinehart
Like most authors, I also love to read. — Aprilynne Pike
You can sell a lot more books if you work with other authors than if you try to do everything all by yourself. — John Kremer
At its heart, this book touches on a mystery of economics: what exactly is happening in our world, and why does it often work so… — Unknown Author
The books, the authors who matter the most are those who speak to me and speak for me all those things about life I most… — Aidan Chambers
The proper education of the young does not consist in stuffing their heads with a mass of words, sentences, and ideas dragged together out of… — John Amos Comenius
Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors. Bump into him, trip… — Florence King
Why aren't more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books aren't within everybody's reach. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Unlike the authors of such warrior classics as The Art of War and The Book of the Five Rings, which accept the inevitability of war… — Morihei Ueshiba
I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf — Laura Hillenbrand
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had… — Gao Xingjian
A play has two authors, the playwright and the actor. — Eric Bentley
Collectively the media; the meat, oil, and dairy industries; most prominent chefs and cookbook authors; and our own government are not presenting accurate advice about… — Caldwell Esselstyn
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences, are avoided. An… — Samuel Johnson
Authors do not choose a story to write, the story chooses us. — Richard Denney
Publishing should be a collaboration between authors and their smartest readers â€” and at some point the distinction should become meaningless, — Nick Denton
Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and erudition. Harper and… — Carl E. Olson
Authors in general donâ€™t have a lot of money, and lawsuits are expensive. — James D. Macdonald
Edited by mostly unknown scholars in A.D. 367, compiled from documents written 30 to 110 years after the Christ event by no one who was… — Leonard Shlain
I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to own… — Helen Simonson

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